1Kawerau Pulp and Paper Mill In 24 hours, Kawerau's Pulp and Paper Mill - and mainstay of the town's economy - will be mothballed, and with it the loss of around 2000 jobs. The Tasman Pulp and Paper Company claims there is an urgent need to reduce manning and introduce new technology. A small group of angry Kawerau women rallied yesterday and offered to take the place of striking locked-out workers at the mill. While grateful for their offer, the company has turned them down, saying it plans to proceed with the mill closure this week. What options are left for the mill workers and their families? Discussion and viewer feedback with the spokesperson for the Kawerau Wives, Christine Armstrong.
2The Russian passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov has sunk in the Black Sea. The death toll is unclear at this stage, but reports say the ship could carry 870 passengers and 340 crew. A rescue operation is still underway.
3Emergency crews are searching burnt out houses for the bodies of people killed in California when an AeroMexico jetliner and a small plane crashed above a Los Angeles suburb. All 67 passengers and crew on board the planes were killed, but another ten people on the ground are still missing.
4Libya has marked the 17th anniversary of the revolution which brought Colonel Gaddafi to power with a massive display of military might.
5An amateur cameraman in the Channel Islands has captured remarkable pictures of gorillas trying to help a five year old boy who fell into their enclosure at Jersey Zoo.
6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
7A British survey has concluded that flu or even a common cold can make driving a vehicle potentially dangerous.
8Kawerau Pulp and Paper Mill In 24 hours, Kawerau's Pulp and Paper Mill - and mainstay of the town's economy - will be mothballed, and with it the loss of around 2000 jobs. The Tasman Pulp and Paper Company claims there is an urgent need to reduce manning and introduce new technology. A small group of angry Kawerau women rallied yesterday and offered to take the place of striking locked-out workers at the mill. While grateful for their offer, the company has turned them down, saying it plans to proceed with the mill closure this week. What options are left for the mill workers and their families? Discussion and viewer feedback with the spokesperson for the Kawerau Wives, Christine Armstrong.
9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.
10Kawerau Pulp and Paper Mill In 24 hours, Kawerau's Pulp and Paper Mill - and mainstay of the town's economy - will be mothballed, and with it the loss of around 2000 jobs. The Tasman Pulp and Paper Company claims there is an urgent need to reduce manning and introduce new technology. A small group of angry Kawerau women rallied yesterday and offered to take the place of striking locked-out workers at the mill. While grateful for their offer, the company has turned them down, saying it plans to proceed with the mill closure this week. What options are left for the mill workers and their families? Discussion and viewer feedback with the spokesperson for the Kawerau Wives, Christine Armstrong.
11A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
12Emergency crews are searching burnt out houses for the bodies of people killed in California when an AeroMexico jetliner and a small plane crashed above a Los Angeles suburb. All 67 passengers and crew on board the planes were killed, but another ten people on the ground are still missing. Investigators say it could take months to find out why the accident occured.
13The Russian passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov has sunk in the Black Sea. The death toll is unclear at this stage, but reports say the ship could carry 870 passengers and 340 crew. A rescue operation is still underway, but they are hopeful that they may find survivors.
14Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the outgoing Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, has called on the world's nuclear powers to follow the Soviet Union's example and declare a moratorium on nuclear testing. New Chairman, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, wants the meeting of the Non-Aligned Nations to consider taking action against South Africa.
15United States authorities are counting the costs of boating mishaps over the summer season, and have decided alcohol is a huge factor in the number of marine accidents each year.
16New Ministry of Transport (MOT) research is said to show increasing support for the Government's hardline on drinking and driving.
17An amateur cameraman in the Channel Islands has captured remarkable pictures of gorillas trying to help a five year old boy who fell into their enclosure at Jersey Zoo.